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Heston and Isleworth 1954

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]

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TABLE IV.

CAUSES OF DEATH ACCORDING TO AGE AND SEX, 1954.

Cause GroupsAll AgesAge in Years
Under 11-22-33-44-55-910-1415-1920-2425-2930-3435-3940-4445-4950-5455-5960-6465-6970-7475-7980-8485 & over
MFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
Tuberculosis of respiratory system84----------------------------111-411-1---1-
Tuberculosis, other forms1--------------------------------------------
Syphilis and its sequele2---------------------------------------------
Typhoid fever----------------------------------------------
Cholera----------------------------------------------
Dysentery, all forms----------------------------------------------
Scarlet fever and streptococcal sore throat----------------------------------------------
Diphtheria----------------------------------------------
Whooping cough----------------------------------------------
Meningococcal infections----------------------------------------------
Plauge----------------------------------------------
Acute POlimyelitis----------------------------------------------
Small-pox----------------------------------------------
Measles----------------------------------------------
Typhus and other rickettsial diseases----------------------------------------------
Malaria---------------------------------------------
Other infective and parasitic diseases21--------------------1----------------------1
Malignant neoplasms—stomach1713-----------------------------1--22232231212
lungs425----------------------1--13-10-5114124221
breast28--------_-------_-----3-2-373213211
Uterus-7---------------------------1-2---1---3------
other sites5555---------1------1-1-11--2114464779851051044824
leukaemia, etc.22---------------------------------11---------
Benign and unspecified neoplasms-2-----1--------------------------------------
Diabetes24--------------------------------1---1121
Anaemias13--------------------------------11----------
Vascular lesions affecting central nervous system5475----------------1---1-----2132245965968181220510
Non- meaningococcal meaningtis1-------------------------------1-------------
Rheumatic fever----------------------------------------------
Chronic rheumatic heart disease1014---------1-------22112111312321
Arteriosclerotic and degenerative heart disease—
coronary disease, angina9350------------------------2-41421041821281 )1113871044
other4655--------------------------------4341538810141526
Other diseases of the heart612-------------------------1-------1--22231411
Hypertension with heart disease1315------------------------------21--311635321
Hypertension without mention of heart26--------------------1------------111211
Influenza12---1------------------------------------1--1
Pneumonia171531------------------------1-1-11114232227
Bronchitis39241-----------_-----------1--11-24652521063446
Ulcer of stomach and duodenum71----------------------------------1-1111
Appendicitis11-------------------------------------1------
Intestinal obstruction and hernia733----------------------------1----11121
Gastritis, enteritis, colitis, etc.221-1-----------------_------------------1
Cirrhosis of liver22-----------------------------11---1--1-----
Nephritis and nephrosis45----------------------11--1-1--1-1---11--1--
Hyperplasia of prostrate8-----------------------------1---1---1-3-2---
Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium----------------------------------------------
Congential malformation-5-4---------------------------1--------------
Birth injuries, post-natal asphyxia, atelectasis6262------------------------------------------
Infections of the new born----------------------------------------------
Immaturity and other diseases peculiar to early infancy3636------------------------------------------
Senility, ill-defined and unknown causes—sen ility1614--------------------------------------374610
—ill-defined causes1-----------1--------------------------------
Other circulatory diseases417--------------------------11--21-1---31551
Other respiratory diseases22------------------------------------1111
All other diseases2519-1--1-----------------2--132211111223523334
Motor vehicle accidents76------------1-2------11111---1-1----21------
All other accidents149--------1-----1---1-1---1-1-1---21---1131232
Suicide67---------------1-111-1-----12-1---1111------
Self-inflicted injury---------------------------------------------
Homicide----------------------------------------------
Operation of war----------------------------------------------
ALL CAUSES5274951714-2l111111312332536669211639283826683950307864837759914581
1,022312212i14558121537676410780142160150126
Percentage of total deaths from all causes3.0310.190.190.100.190.100.100.390.490.490.781.171.483.626.566.2610.477.8313.8915.6614.6812.33